The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-06-02

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has gone to Johnson City, and is en-
gagged in mautau making.
A severe hail storm visited Morris
town yesterday injuring the wheat
crop and running gardens. The hail
fell the size of bird eggs and larger un-
til the ground was covered several in
ches deep.
The new Baptist parsonage has
been completed and is now occupied
by the pastor, Rev. j, 7. Kincanon.
1t it two story dwelling, built on
modern style and is handsomely fin
ished
Mr.. M. A. Mcfarland has moved to
the new dwelling built by G. G. Har-
ris, on Fairview, and Mr.. H. w. We'll
er has moved into the Swingle prop
erty lately occupied by him.
The only whistle heard in Eliza
abethton for years, besides the Mar
row Gauge engines and a few portable
saw mills, is that of the Johnson
City Foundry and Machine Works.
The Lomax Rifles, OF Mobile, Ala,
passed through the city, Tuesday, on
a special train, returning from Wash.
ington. They were feeling good hay
ing secured the first prize, $1,000, in
tbs National drill.
Rev. W. R, Barnett, pastor of the
M. r. Church, South, of this place and
Jonesboro, has charged his appoint
ments. Hereafter he will preach in
johnson City on the 1st and Ord Sun
days, and at Jonesboro on the End and
4th Sundays of each month.
A great many people were disap-
pointed last Friday evening, at the
Musicale, by the non-appearance Of
j. F. Crumley, who was down on the
program for a vocal solo. 1t is due
him to state that he was suffering
from severe cold.
Locket Helton fell down shaft &C
feet one day last week at Cranberry
and came out with whole bones. The
fall would have crushed him if he had
not to a rope as he was falling. The
rope passed through his hands so rap,
idly while falling that it blistered
them.-Elk Park Chronicle.
Nature seems to have made great
mistake in this section. She gave
Elizabethton plenty of water, and
Johnson City none, so they say. But
enterprise, liberality and capital have
secured to Johnson City the very
things Elizabethton hoped to gain by
water
The MountGineer should be better
posted in regard to the streams of the
country. He evidently does not know
that the stream that "creeps and strug
giles through the steets" of johnson
City has several feet more fall thar
the beautiful Watauga he is so wont tt
speak of,
Mr. John R. Spurgin, was in the
city yesterday. He says the three CT
road runs through three-feurths of {
mile and thirty poles Of his farm, ant
he has not only given the right-of-way
but has given them fifty acres of lane
for depot purposes. He lives jus
twelve miles from here and the towr
will be known as 'Spurgin City HI
contemplates marrying.
A corps OF engineers, consisting o
chief engineer Maj. ]. W. Wilson as
sistant engineer, W. E. Walton, Alex
W. Wilson and f. r. Tate, and com
plement OF laborers in the employ o
the Richmond and Danville manage
ment, commenced survey and loca
ton of new railroad route from Nor
ristown to Cumberland Gap, on Wed
nesday morning last.-Morristo0i
Gazette.
In our article last week about tn
new planning mill we said it would b
built by Capt. w. ]. Haney. Will
Capt. Haney has made arrangement
to build and operate a planning mil
and sash and door factory, and vii
begin building this summer, the ger
tlemen who will build the works re
ferred to is Mr.. Oliver Cure, a nepheV
OF Gen. J. L, Wilder. The building
will be commenced in q few week,
just as soon as the lumber can be saw
ed.
Mr.. S. B. McElreth, a comedian C
!, note, and general favorite in Eas
Tennessee, is in the city and will spen
, the summer here. He has consente
} to take charge of an amateur thea
rical company and will give perform
ances two or three times lonth, fc
charitable purposes, if he I. Vets wit
the proper encouragement. The faC
that McElreth has charge of the con
pany is a guarantee that any pla
presented will be worthy of patronag
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